Easter Monday
noun
the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places.
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Origin of Easter Monday
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Example sentences from the Web for easter monday
For ten days before Easter-Monday, the public had been excluded from the promenade.
There was no "let up" of the deluge throughout that day and Easter-Monday.
But Easter-Monday was not made only for the city's dancing dignitaries.
Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George DanielEaster-Monday, March 30th, 1282, dawns upon Sicily with fair promise for the festal day.
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